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Recycling

Star Plastics in Merger With Trivalence Technologies

Acquisition expected to enhance platform capabilities and market reach. 

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dies

Yizumi Rebrands, Dropping HPM Name

The maker of injection molding and die-casting machines will now be Yizumi, not Yizumi-HPM, unifying its global identity and worldwide growth strategy.

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business

Community College Launches Injection Molding Bootcamp

Nebraska’s Central Community College, which has become a centrally located training hub, successfully launched a plastics bootcamp this summer, boosting available workforce for regional molders.

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North American Plastics Shipments Drop for Second-Straight Quarter

The Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) showed declines on a quarterly and year-over-year basis in the first quarter.

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Extrusion

Maag Finalizes Sikora Purchase

Combination billed as win-win for both companies and their customers.  

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sustainability

Teknor Apex Acquires Danimer Scientific

Danimer is a developer and producer of bioplastics. 

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k show

Women in Plastics Event Debuts at K 2025 Oct. 12 in Düsseldorf

The “Women in Plastics” event will debut at K 2025 on Oct. 12 at 4 p.m., where participants will have the opportunity to learn from others’ experiences and build valuable networks.

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Materials

Avantium and Bottle Collective in Partnership to Launch PEF Fiber Bottles

Partnership expects PEF to provide higher strength and improved barrier properties.

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Plastics Publishing Stalwart T. Peter Sullivan Passes Away at 81

The longtime publisher, whose decades in plastics media started in the 1970s, held leadership roles among the teams that launched Injection Molding Magazine and Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, in addition to serving on the board of PT publisher, Gardner Business Media.

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Penn State Behrend to Host 2025 Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference

Two-day event will explore the latest advancements in plastics engineering, manufacturing and digital transformation.

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